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Description of Tool or App
iMovie for iOS provides the user with the ability to record and edit film clips captured with the user's smartphone or transferred to the user's smartphone from his or her computer. Though a bit more limited than its desktop partner, it still has several options available to the user: transitions, title screens, multi-layered music addition (with looping), multi-layered sound effects, themes, and image insertion (with user-set zoom on images that are inserted). It costs $4.99 in the Apple App Store and is a great resource for iOS users who want to create and edit films with their device.

Benefits of Tool or App
  • Easy-to-use UI without a major learning curve if familiar with desktop client with the same name.
  • MOSTLY well-integrated into the iOS ecosystem in terms of obtaining and editing clips (see constraints).
  • Users don't have to close the app to take a picture or video, but can do so natively within the app.
  • Wide range of aesthetically pleasing themes to choose from.
  • Wide range of catchy (and of course legal) music and sound effects to incorporate into project.

Constraints of Tool or App
  • The major constraint is that this premium app costs $4.99, which is far more expensive than the free or $0.99 apps out there.
  • Along those lines, another minor annoyance is that iMovie projects are saved to the user's device, and not with the user's Apple ID, so projects only display on the device on which they were created, instead of being able to view and/or edit on any of the user's devices.
  • Most unfortunately, the user needs to make SURE that he or she publishes the project before deleting any videos from the device; otherwise, the project will show errors because iMovie works with originals of clips instead of copies.
  • The app is also periodically glitchy when the user tries to upload the published project to YouTube. iOS' Camera Roll consistently produces more successfully uploaded videos to YouTube than iMovie.
How To Use Tool or App
To make most efficient use of iMovie, follow these steps:
  1. Record and/or capture content before opening the app and setting up your project. (You will be able to record and/or capture later, but it's easier to generate all your content first.)
  2. Open iMovie.
  3. Touch the plus sign in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
  4. Select New Project.
  5. It will navigate to a blank screen, and from there, you will have eight options, displayed and explained below.
    1. https://twitter.com/JusticeImpacts/status/275805143822393344/photo/1 (sorry, this wiki won't accept the file I created in Jing with screen annotations, so I tweeted it for you!)
  6. Select the option in the top left corner to name your project. It will take you to a screen with project info.
  7. Touch "New Project." A keyboard will pop up for you to change the name of the project to something you desire.
  8. In the gray boundary at the bottom of the iMovie "home" screen where you just renamed your project, touch the middle icon with the arrow pointing to the right to share to your Camera Roll (see constraints above for rationale).
  9. Close the iMovie app.
  10. Open your Camera Roll.
  11. Swipe to find video you just published in Camera Roll.
  12. Share your video via Camera Roll, OR
  13. Touch the same icon (with right arrow) to open up a send menu.
  14. Touch YouTube.
  15. Title your video.
  16. Choose Large for export format.
  17. Upload.

Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Below is a link to a video created in iMovie and published to YouTube using the iOS Camera Roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePW0nLL290&feature=g-upl

Classroom Uses for Tool or App

Student Uses
  • Students can create a video to demonstrate their understanding of a concept after a lesson.
  • Students can create a sophisticated slideshow of pictures to teach or present a concept to the class.
  • Students can create a video as a project reflection rather than answering a questionnaire.

Teacher Uses
  • Teachers can create a video for professional development that demonstrates their use of a tech tool in the classroom, complete with student input.
  • Teachers can create a video that teaches a concept to students (this would be particularly helpful in the event of an absence on the part of teacher or student).
  • Teachers can create a video/slideshow of pictures/both to display periodically at open house.